Johnson & Johnson announced Monday that it has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to put to rest tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer, with plaintiffs' counsel calling the deal "long-delayed justice" for their clients.
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J&J, Ovarian Cancer Talc Claimants Unveil $5.5B Global Deal

By Lauren Berg

Johnson & Johnson announced Monday that it has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to put to rest tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer, with plaintiffs' counsel calling the deal "long-delayed justice" for their clients.

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Black, Latino Chicagoans Win Cert. In Traffic Stop Bias Suit

By Gina Kim

An Illinois federal judge certified a class of Black and Latino drivers who alleged Chicago police pulled them over for minor traffic infractions leading to frisks and vehicle searches at higher rates than white drivers, finding Monday there was significant evidence showing drivers of color are stopped at disproportionate rates. 

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Trump Admin Appeals Partial Block On Mail Ballot Order

By Julie Manganis

The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step in after the First Circuit declined on Saturday to lift a lower court's order prohibiting the administration from enforcing restrictions on mail-in balloting in 23 states and the District of Columbia in this year's general election.

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7th Circ. Revives Suit Over Chobani's 'Sugar Free' Labeling

By Hailey Konnath

The Seventh Circuit Monday resurrected a proposed class action claiming Chobani misled customers by labeling its yogurt as "sugar free," ruling that the naturally occurring sweetener in the yogurt constitutes a sugar under federal regulation and thus the customers have plausibly alleged consumer deception.

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Mexico Billionaire Not Financier's Only Victim, Judge Told

By Pete Brush

A Greek financier who allegedly swiped $450 million from Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego in a fraudulent stock-for-cash loan deal has "numerous other victims," a prosecutor told a Manhattan federal judge Monday.

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ENFORCEMENT

Live Nation, DOJ Say States Have Enough Discovery Into Deal

By James Boyle

The U.S. Department of Justice has joined with Live Nation to resist a discovery request by a bipartisan group of state attorneys general seeking more information about a settlement the federal government reached with the company in the middle of an antitrust trial.

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LITIGATION

Ill. Heart Clinic Sued For Breach Compromising Patient Data

By Celeste Bott

A heart care clinic with multiple locations in the Chicago area has been hit with proposed class privacy claims from patients who say their personal identifying and health information has been compromised in a data hack that the provider failed to publicly acknowledge for six months.

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Boom Fantasy User Must Arbitrate Illinois Gambling Suit

By David Steele

A proposed class action accusing Boom Shakalaka Inc. of operating an illegal gambling platform disguised as a fantasy sports app will be sent to arbitration, after an Illinois federal judge ruled that the app's arbitration clause was easily accessible to users.

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AT&T Technician In Ill. Sues For Pre-, Postshift Work Pay

By Lauraann Wood

AT&T's Illinois unit was hit Monday with proposed class pay claims by a premises technician who says the telecommunications giant illegally fails to compensate premises technicians for duties they're required to complete as they prepare for and conclude their daily shifts. 

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SEVENTH CIRCUIT

7th Circ. Asked To Clarify Copyright Prevailing Party Status

By Elliot Weld

A man who successfully defended himself from being held liable for damages when he was sued by a food photography company that claimed his photo of raw meat on Facebook counted as copyright infringement has asked the Seventh Circuit to find that he's the "prevailing party" for purposes of seeking attorney fees.

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DEALS

Fried Frank, Kirkland Steer $466M Luxfer Go-Private Deal

By Al Barbarino

Wynnchurch Capital has agreed to buy aerospace materials maker Luxfer Holdings in a nearly $466 million deal, the companies announced Monday, with Kirkland & Ellis LLP advising Wynnchurch and Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP advising Luxfer. 

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Judges On AI: Examining Administrative, Organizational Uses

U.S. District Judge Alan Albright of the Western District of Texas examines how artificial intelligence could transform a court's ability to deal with administrative work and organize materials when preparing for hearings or drafting opinions, thereby affording judges more time to resolve contested issues.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Milbank Issues Bonuses To Associates, Special Counsel

By Andrea Keckley

Milbank LLP is continuing to lead the way on bonuses, confirming Monday it has issued a round of special bonuses ranging from $6,000 for the class of 2026 and 2025 associates to $25,000 for the class of 2021 associates and beyond.

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Cooley Owes $25.4M Judgment To NJ Biotech Co. Founder

By Brian Steele

A New Jersey state court on Monday entered a $25.4 million judgment against Cooley LLP after a jury found the multinational firm had committed malpractice in its representation of a biotech founder who said his own lawyers assisted in shoving him out of his company.

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ABA Says Feds' Susman Godfrey DQ Bid Is More Intimidation

By Lauren Berg

The American Bar Association on Monday urged the D.C. federal judge overseeing its lawsuit challenging 2025 executive orders targeting law firms to reject the Trump administration's bid to have Susman Godfrey LLP disqualified as plaintiffs' counsel, calling it the latest "effort to intimidate" the American legal profession.

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Quinn Emanuel's Ethics Training 'Promising,' Judge Says

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal judge Monday approved a court-ordered ethics training program prepared by Quinn Emanuel in the wake of misrepresentations the firm made concerning an expert in a false advertising suit brought by Guardant Health against its client Natera, saying the firm had designed an "extremely promising" eight-hour program.

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Simpson Thacher Atty Says Patriot Nat'l Founder Sank Co.

By Madison Arnold

A Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner wrapped up her testimony Monday in a Florida state malpractice trial brought by the founder of Patriot National Inc., telling the jury that the founder was willing to forgo establishing a floor on the value of so-called Series B warrants, which he says contributed to the company's demise.

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300+ Public Defenders Strike In The Bronx

By Andrea Keckley and Daniel Moritz-Rabson

More than 300 attorneys and staff with the Bronx Defenders Union went on strike Monday, one year after the last time the union walked off the job.

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Comey Says Seashell Post No Threat To Trump

By Abigail Harrison

Former FBI Director James Comey urged a North Carolina federal court Monday to dismiss an indictment stemming from a social media post he made last year, arguing the post doesn't constitute a "true threat" to President Donald Trump.

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A&O Shearman

Almeida Law Group

Arnold & Porter

Ashcraft & Gerel

Barnes & Thornburg

Blood Hurst

Burke Law Offices LLC

Burns Charest

Cohen Placitella

Conrad & Scherer

Cooley LLP

Cravath Swaine

Edelsberg Law

Faegre Drinker

Fried Frank

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Ifrah Law

Israel David LLC

Keller Anderle

Kirkland & Ellis

Klema Law

Latham & Watkins

Levi & Korsinsky

Levin Papantonio

Levin Sedran

Long & Levit

Lundy LLP

Mazie Slater

Milbank LLP

Milberg PLLC

Motley Rice

Napoli Shkolnik

O'Melveny & Myers

Quinn Emanuel

Rathje Woodward

Seeger Weiss

Selendy Gay

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Sher Tremonte

Sills Cummis

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Siri & Glimstad

Stearns Weaver

Strauss Borrelli

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Wilentz Goldman

Williams & Connolly

Winston Taylor

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AT&T Inc.

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois

Brooklyn Defender Services

CRST International Inc.

Center for Family Representation Inc.

Chobani LLC

Ferguson Enterprises Inc.

Guardant Health Inc.

Instagram Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Marriott International Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Natera Inc.

Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem

OrbiMed Advisors LLC

Patriot National Inc.

StubHub Inc.

Wynnchurch Capital LLC

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Attorney General's Office

Chicago Department of Aviation

Cook County Circuit Court

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Food and Drug Administration

Illinois Supreme Court

Los Angeles Superior Court

New Jersey Court

Social Security Administration

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. Postal Service

U.S. Supreme Court